Tag: Visas

  • Breaking Free: The Karmic Irony Edition

    Somewhere out there, Alanis Morrisette’s lawyer is counting the number of times today I have muttered something along the lines of, isn’t it ironic, don’t you think? Somewhat akin to rain on your wedding day, or maybe finding a dozen forks when all you need is a knife, on the eve of being filmed for…

  • (101 Things About Shanghai) Asking Permission to be Legal Laowai

    Today I did what every foreign expert must do at least once a year (or like last year when I changed jobs and visas about three times in as many months) and I made my pilgrimage to the Public Security Bureau to renew my residence permit. It is located (according to my school’s assistant) exactly…